GE will hire 100 engineers, designers and support staff at a new $10 million GE Oil & Gas training facility in Houston. The new center, which is set to open in the second half of this year, will train workers and leaders for GE’s oil and gas operations.

GE Energy CEO John Krenicki announced the new investment following a keynote address to local business and community leaders at a breakfast co-hosted with Greater Houston Partnership. His address, and the subsequent panel discussion, focused on what’s working in Houston’s dynamic energy and manufacturing sectors and the critical role of innovation to ensure continued growth.